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On Saturday, Ful-On Tri held their inaugural Duathlon event, at the MOD Chertsey Test Track.

Since the race was only a few days after a hard week of training in Lanzarote, this was merely a training run for me, so was a great chance to get the P3C out and up to speed for a bit of race practice.

The run featured the infamous 1-in-4 incline, previously used to test tanks. This was scaled twice in each run leg, and was quite an effort after the 4th go! I took the run VERY easy and steady. I WALKED transition, which probably added a few minutes to my bike split, easily.

The bike was around the banked test track, with a deviation mid-way up through a windy, hilly section, before heading back out onto the banked track again. This was a perfect circuit to test out the speed of the P3C on the flat, fast sections, as well as how it handles the twisty stuff. All in all, it was brilliant, and after the 1st lap, I was able to stay on the aero bars pretty much the entire lap - including the windy, hilly bits. The bike was exceptionally fast!

Here are a few snaps of yours truly in action.

Thanks once again to Dean at TCR in Melbourne, Australia for the awesome gear.

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After a tough week of training in Lanzarote (see previous post below) I am really starting to see the benefits of the hard training that I have been putting in over the last few months.

I competed in a Sprint Distance Triathlon at Club La Santa on the Wednesday of the training camp, and for the first time, I wasn’t anywhere near the back of the field coming out of the water. I was pretty strong on the bike, and then kept a nice pace in the run. I ended up finishing about 12th in the Men - 15th overall. MUCH further up than I used to be!

What do I need to work on?

* Running off the bike - PJ has recruited me to his Sunday morning run sessions.
* Swim - still needs more work to get up towards the pointy end of the field.
* Bike - Need to get my climbing legs back. Need to continue to work on longer sustained effort sessions.

Here are a few photos of me in action in Lanzarote:

Training:

Sprint Triathlon:

A big huge THANKS to Dean at TCR in Melbourne, Australia for sending me some of his awesome gear. It was brilliant to wear, and many compliments were received regarding how great it looked. Thanks Mate!

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Tomorrow, I am off to Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands, for a week of training, with the Ful-On Tri Club.

The week is being run, and coached by Richard Hobson - 10 years as a pro, 5 times National Champion, Olympic coach to 2 athletes, former performance coach for the BTF & head coach at Bath Triathlon Performance Centre, and age group coach to European and World Age Group qualifiers.

The location will be Club la Santa - the number one sports and active holiday resort in the world, and the ideal location for a Triathlon Training camp.

Check out the program for the week here: Ful-On Tri Club Training Camp - Lanzarote

So, a week of sun (and pain) on the way! Beats working!

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